U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (USISCEP)

Context

• The Ministerial dialogue of US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (USISCEP) was held recently.

About

• The revamped USISCEP was launched in accordance with the U.S -India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden.
• The partnership continues to advance energy security and innovation and deploying technical solutions through five pillars.
  • Responsible Oil and Gas Pillar
  • Power and Energy Efficiency Pillar
  • Renewable Energy Pillar
  • Sustainable Growth Pillar
  • Emerging Fuels and technologies

Enhanced bilateral efforts

• These includes: 
  • Strengthening the power grid to ensure reliable, affordable, and resilient clean energy supply including through smart grids and energy storage;
  • Assessing grid-integrated buildings, electric vehicles, and other distributed energy resources to support load management;
  • Advancing renewable energy development and deployment, including to support India’s goal of achieving approximately 50 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030;
  • Advancing energy efficiency and conservation in appliances, buildings and the industrial sector

Source: PIB